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Dr. Steven McMullen

Steven McMullen began teaching economics at Hope in 2014. He teaches microeconomic
and macroeconomic theory courses and the history of economic thought.

Areas of expertise

Steven engages in empirical education policy research. His published work includes
studies of year-round schooling, school crowding and homework. He is currently pursuing
work on private school enrollment trends.

His second area of expertise is in ethics and theology in economics, with a particular
focus on animal ethics. He has written about theological critiques of economics, environmental
ethics and will soon publish a book on the place of animals in the economy.